Health & Safety, An Introduction to

Workplace Transport

What are the risks from transport in your workplace?

Every year about 70 people are killed and about 2500 seriously injured in accidents involving vehicles at the workplace. Being struck or run over by moving vehicles, falling from vehicles, or vehicles overturning are the most common causes. Vehicles operating in the workplace include cars and vans, lift trucks, heavy goods vehicles, dumpers, specialised vehicles or plant. Often there is significantly more danger from vehicles in the workplace than on the public highway since the operating conditions are different.

Does this concern me?

Do you have vehicles in operation at your workplace? If so what kinds of vehicles are they?

Do you know who is allowed to drive or operate them? They should be trained and competent.

Do your drivers know which routes around the work-place are they allowed to use?

Do vehicles have to do reversing manoeuvres?

How are loading and unloading operations carried out?

Are pedestrians separated from vehicle movements as much as possible?

Are all vehicles properly maintained?

Do you actively control driving behaviour?

What law applies?

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 – regulation 9 is relevant to training

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